有志不在年高，无志空活百岁有志不在年高，無志空活百歲有志不在年高，無志空活百歲

ambition isn't a matter of old age; without ambition you live a hundred years in vain

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · In everyday use

Meaning: Young people with goals can achieve great things, while a person with no aim wastes even a long life. Encouraging.

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Simplified: 有志不在年高，无志空活百岁
Traditional (Taiwan): 有志不在年高，無志空活百歲
Pinyin: yǒuzhìbúzàiniángāo, wú zhì kōng huó bǎisuì
Bopomofo: ㄧㄡˇ ㄓˋ ㄅㄨˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄠ，ㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄎㄨㄥㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ

Written with HSK 4 vocabulary, at CEFR level B1.

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